April is Carrot Month!
Calling all teachers, food service professionals, school nurses, parents, farmers, after-school coordinators and community members. Harvest of the Month is a farm-to-school campaign that provides ready to go materials for the classroom, cafeteria, and community that promotes the use of local, seasonal foods. Check out NHHarvestoftheMonth.org for carrot recipes, classroom activities, suggested readings and posters. Next month is Mixed Greens!

Its not too late to register for next weeks summit!
There are lots of workshop opportunities about farm to school like: Strategies for Designing the Local and Affordable Menu, Sea to School, Engaging Youth in Farm to School Policy, Dairy in the Classroom, Cafeteria and Community, Lessons Learned from Harvest of the Month, Best Practices to Minimize Food Waste in the K-12 Sector.

You can register for one day, two days or all three!
Event Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Leominster, MA

The NH TEEN Cook-Off State Final is on April 8 at Concord High School from 9-12:00

Teams from around the state who won their regional competition will compete for the State Champ title!
Competing teams are from:
Dover High School
Concord High School
Hollis-Brookline High School
Pittsburg School
Profile High School
A couple of more judges are needed that morning. If you are interested please contact: Stacey.Purslow@unh.edu

After a morning of tapping maple trees, students in Seabrook, New Hampshire returned to their school cafeteria for a lunch of mini lobster rolls, maple-glazed scallops and clam chowder - all of the seafood sourced locally. The school was a recipient of a USDA Farm to School grant, which will end this year. But, the program will continue on, thanks to Seabrook voters, who have approved a school operating budget with money for continuing the farm to school initiative. (Newbury Port News)